\u00a9 shutterstock\/ZinetroN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis reduces the costs associated with unplanned or pre-emptive part replacement, significantly reduces the downtime and related operational impact, and increases public transport efficiency.<\/p>\n
Not only that, but predictive maintenance can also reduce the inefficient use of labour in many ways. The cost of having engineering staff available to attend service breakdowns is a clear example of where efficiencies can be made. If you know about a looming event preventing a vehicle from operating, you can attend to that defect before allocating the vehicle for service.<\/p>\n
This then saves wasted time of attending to the vehicle on the road and a vehicle recovery cost in some instances. The benefit to the customer is obvious and avoids the penalties imposed by the contracting authority, resulting in substantial savings.<\/p>\n
Moving from estimates to real-time data<\/h3>\n By moving away from estimates towards real-time data, failures are predicted and planned for before they occur, and public transport availability is maximised so that buses stay on the road serving people.<\/p>\n
In fact, with predictive maintenance, Arriva\u2019s Czech Republic fleet tracked a 13.5% increase in time between failures, a 66% reduction in towing due to vehicle breakdown, and a total net cost savings of 2%\/km\/year.<\/p>\n
Of course, an AI-enabled predictive maintenance solution doesn\u2019t eliminate the need for solid, knowledgeable service teams. Instead, it enables the digitisation of repetitive, mundane tasks that are time-consuming and prone to error.<\/p>\n
Automating jobs such as odometer readings, coolant checks, oil changes, and more frees teams to perform higher-value tasks that contribute more to the network. In addition, the system can proactively alert engineers of possible risks, enabling improved intervention planning and public transport efficiency.<\/p>\n
Environmental and safety benefits<\/h3>\n Predictive maintenance solutions can also inform eco-driving strategies and hasten the transition to electric buses to reduce the carbon footprint of road usage further.<\/p>\n
Driver metrics can be used to lower fuel consumption and implement a range of continuous improvement processes. For example, Arriva Czech Republic has saved 942 litres of diesel per vehicle per year. The impact on driver performance by leveraging the available data has also resulted in a total traffic accident reduction of 47%, making public transport service far safer for passengers.<\/p>\n\u00a9 shutterstock\/metamorworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nArriva also uses predictive maintenance to monitor 115 electric buses in The Netherlands to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles and achieve total public transport efficiency. This has helped them address challenges such as the importance of battery pack visibility and predictive battery analytics and leveraging contextual vehicle technical data to obtain accurate range predictions.<\/p>\n
Bus operation and public transport efficiency realised<\/h3>\n Predictive maintenance represents the only way for bus operators to accurately guarantee a service that runs reliably, with no disruptions, and at the lowest possible cost per mile.<\/p>\n
By harnessing the vehicle data that is available to them, operators access intelligence that minimises unplanned downtime, saves money on resources and maintenance and avoids emergency repairs.<\/p>\n
Using the digital stethoscope of predictive maintenance to listen to and monitor bus conditions and move towards the vision of zero downtime reliability is critical if operators want to ensure public transport efficiency and enhance their relationship with passengers and PTAs alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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